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Alexander Soule

Zoned green

State eyes eco-friendly areas

Mar-15-09, 07:00 PM

Connecticut legislators have proposed creating “green” economic development zones to encourage the development of innovative companies in environmental and energy technologies and services.

P&C rates still stable

Jun-25-10, 02:02 PM

Commercial insurance prices held steady in the first quarter.



Architect awards bestowed

Dec-18-09, 11:47 AM

A Weston home and structures for local parks in Stamford and Redding were recognized as among the best designed buildings in the state.

Micro loans, macro effects

May-18-09, 07:00 PM

North Fork Bancorp., whose nearly 20 downstate branches converted in March to the Capital One brand, closed out its history by becoming one of the 10 most focused lenders to small businesses. 

HMOs under the weather

ConnectiCare bucks trend, adds members

Nov-23-08, 07:00 PM

With one exception, Connecticut health maintenance organizations continued shedding members this year, as businesses and employees continued to choose plans that gave workers and families more choices for doctors and care options.

Nonprofits face October deadline

Aug-20-10, 11:34 AM

About 1,100 nonprofits in Fairfield County risk running afoul of the IRS.

Rell nominates DEP chief

Sep-18-09, 10:48 AM

Amey Marrella was nominated to be commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection.

Prime time

Feb-24-08, 07:00 PM

Upscale eateries flourish

Finance in brief

Oct-16-09, 10:27 AM

Starwood Capital Group led the purchase of $4.5 billion in Corus Bank assets.

Conn. among early takers on ERRP

Aug-06-10, 02:15 PM

Connecticut agencies are vying with corporations for retiree health benefits.

Budget process: Financial health check or cause for headache?

Both, but budgeting is a necessary evil

Aug-26-07, 07:00 PM

In some corporate boardrooms, the stuffy term “budgeting” has given way to the catchphrase “performance management,” reflecting attempts to continuously capture information to gauge a company’s performance to stated goals.

Former MTM chief earns $2M

Oct-28-07, 07:00 PM

Thanks in part to the accelerated vesting of stock and option awards, MTM Technologies Inc. paid its former CEO $2 million in compensation last year.

County triples farm acres

Feb-22-09, 07:00 PM

Fairfield County more than tripled its total farm area to just under 40,000 acres of land in 2007.

GE Plastics sold to Saudi firm

May-27-07, 07:00 PM

General Electric Co. is selling its plastics division for $11.6 billion to Saudi Basic Industries Corp., a petrochemical company controlled by the government of Saudi Arabia.

Hot-WIRED for a job

Two-state effort picks up $5M

May-25-08, 07:00 PM

With the goal of cross-border cooperation in job training, a Bridgeport, Conn.-led organization plans to begin awarding grants in June to prepare workers for careers in health care and several other industries with projected shortages in workers.

Buffett buys billions in GE

Oct-12-08, 07:00 PM

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. bought $3 billion in preferred stock from Fairfield-based General Electric Co., along with warrants to buy up to $3 billion more shares over the next five years at $22.25 a share.

Fairfield professor takes aim at crime-scene forensics

Develops technique to perform forensics on gunpowder residue

Apr-01-07, 07:00 PM

A Fairfield resident has developed a method to perform forensics on gunpowder residue on shots fired at close range, which criminal labs in the past have had difficulty tracing.

Pitney Bowes keeps outsourcing unit

Jul-06-08, 07:00 PM

After dangling its outsourcing unit before potential acquirers, Pitney Bowes Inc. announced plans to retain the business.



3 county companies make list of ‘most ethical’

GE’s Immelt, Xerox’s Mulcahy cited among 100 ‘most influential’

May-03-09, 07:00 PM

General Electric, Pitney Bowes and Xerox were lauded among the world’s most ethical companies.

Fill ’em up

Owner looks to ink more deals for refill franchise

Aug-26-07, 07:00 PM

With the acquisition of a six-county franchise territory, a former Dictaphone Corp. executive plans to inject up to 50 ink cartridge recycling stores locally, the first major build-out of a concept that has fast taken hold in other parts of the country.